The axe is about to fall on Axminster. After 258 years, the future of the carpet maker, whose name is synonymous with grand, large-scale woven floor coverings, is looking distinctly threadbare. The ...

In a carpet mill in Weihai, Shandong province, looms and other machines are working long hours to fill a lengthy list of orders, rolling out 4-meter-wide Axminster carpet in a variety of colors and ...

One of Britain's most famous carpet-makers has collapsed into administration, threatening the 265 year-old royal warrant-holder’s survival prospects. Sky News has learnt that Axminster Carpets called ...

As the historic Devonshire carpet maker Axminster calls in the administrators, Channel 4 News takes a look at how much of a blow this could be for the South West’s economy. Devon-based carpet ...

QUESTION How did Axminster become so associated with carpets? What became of the industry? The market town of Axminster, on the River Axe in Devon, is synonymous with the manufacture of luxuriously ...